Bookish

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Adapted from the major television series created by Mark Gatiss - out now!

'A delicious read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW

London, 1946. Gabriel Book is an erudite and unconventional London bookseller married to Trottie, the owner of the wallpaper shop next door. He is also a sleuth who uses the chaotic riches of his stock to crack the puzzling cases that come his way.

He does not work alone. Book's shop is a magnet for waifs and strays - some of whom bring mysteries of their own to his door. There's Nora, sometime bookseller and true crime enthusiast; Dog, connoisseur of ginger biscuits and then Jack, whose arrival at the shop forces Book to confront a loose end from his own past.

Clever, endearing and entertaining, Bookish is a warm-hearted and unexpected mystery, about books, murder and the secrets we all keep.

Critics Review

A whimsical account both of postwar London and of the world of bookshops. A kind book with considerable wit. Highly readable. Clever in the best of senses
The Critic
Beautifully crafted . . . Sweet evokes the world of 1946 London so well
The Tablet

User Reviews

Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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It's not often that you watch the tv series and then the book. This was one of those times when it was well worth it. The story was a bit more nuanced than the tv series. Mark Gatiss is a super narrator.
Jeannie 14/08/2025
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Well you could have warm olive oil dripped into your ears whilst drinking cognac on a chesterfield. Or you could listen to Mark Gatiss narrating Bookish by Matthew Sweet. I went for the latter and didn't regret it.
timb 26/07/2025

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